It has been more than a year since Nothing launched its CMF Phone 2 Proa smartphone that in our analysis proved to have many lights and some shadows. One would expect that by now the firm would have already presented its successor, but the launch of the CMF Phone 3 Pro has been canceled for this year. The reason is, of course, the memory crisisbut this decision reveals something much more disturbing.
There will be no new CMF mobile in 2026. Akis Evangelidis, co-founder of Nothing, recently explained in X that there will be no launch of a new model of a CMF smartphone this year. Memory prices have risen so much that the company has had to redraw the roadmap for its catalog, and prefers to postpone that launch until there are better times for hardware components. It is the condemnation of the memory crisis.
Bargain phones in danger. Although all technological devices have been affected by this problem of memory shortage and overpricing, affordable cell phones are probably among the most affected. For high-end mobile phones the impact is notable, of course, but entry-level mobile phones, which try to make sacrifices, cannot make them as much with memory through the roof. We were already talking at the end of 2025 that in 2026 Mobile phones with 4 GB of RAM could returnbut in reality what we are seeing is that manufacturers are measuring their launches a lot.
Carl Pei and warned. The co-founder and CEO of Nothing, Carl Pei, has been talking for months about the impact that this situation is having on the industry, and these days he was returning to the topic with a worrying statement:
“Memory is now the most expensive component of a smartphone. More than the processor, more than the screen, and can represent more than 50% of the total hardware cost.”
Better than last year… The situation has become so complicated that one of the best options that users have to control their spending on all types of technology products is to go precisely to models from the previous year so that at least the cost does not skyrocket so noticeably. The Pixel 10, for example, is 899 euros, while the Pixel 9 has a price 100 euros lower in the official Google store. It is not a particularly striking reduction, but at least it presents an option for those who are seeing how new devices go up in price without any really notable changes.
…if you can find it. The problem is that many products from last year or even previous years are no longer available or have also increased in price and are much more expensive than they were when they were launched. The consoles Xbox and PS5 They are a (sad) example, but it also happens with cell phones like CMF’s.
The old does not cost less, but more. A user asked Evangelidis if since they were not going to launch a new model they could have inventory of last year’s model again, and he answered that this would involve purchasing components such as memory chips that would make the price 50% higher than the launch price “for exactly the same product.” Or what is the same: it does not seem that they have any intention of making a move at the moment.
A ray of hope. Although CMF apparently will not launch new mobile models in 2026, Nothing’s Twitter account in India has shared a “teaser video” in which it seems to point to a new model from the firm, the Nothing (4b), successor to the Nothing (4a). A priori it seems strange, especially considering that this mobile phone appeared just three months ago.
Bad time to renew or update technology. We are facing one of the worst times in recent history to buy or update technological products. “RAMgeddon” has been hit by all kinds of solutions, and although accessing last year’s devices can alleviate the blow to our wallet a little, the situation it’s so terrible that the other option is clear: wait for better times. In the mobile market they already know that This year will probably be the worst in sales history.and that sad reality will extend to other types of products without a doubt.
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